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IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes.

Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund strategies, the IQ Hedge™ benchmark indexes were originally introduced on March 30, 2007, and have been calculating live since that date. IQ Hedge is the first family of investable benchmark indexes covering hedge fund replication/alternative beta strategies.

For the period ended March 31, 2014, the returns for the indexes were as follows:

IQ HEDGE FUND REPLICATION - Beta Indexes

1 Month

3 Month

YTD

1 Year

3 Year

5 Year

IQ Hedge Global Macro Beta Index

IQHGGMB

-0.87%

2.20%

2.20%

1.64%

3.18%

5.60%

IQ Hedge Long/Short Beta Index

IQHGLSB

-0.22%

0.22%

0.22%

7.23%

4.51%

9.42%

IQ Hedge Event-Driven Beta Index

IQHGEDB

-1.17%

0.51%

0.51%

8.98%

3.68%

7.76%

IQ Hedge Market Neutral Beta Index

IQHGMNB

-0.35%

0.52%

0.52%

4.00%

1.59%

3.45%

IQ Hedge Emerging Markets Beta Index

IQHGEMB

0.89%

0.42%

0.42%

-0.46%

-2.64%

5.77%

IQ Hedge Fixed Income Arbitrage Beta Index

IQHGFIB

-0.99%

2.41%

2.41%

4.89%

5.75%

8.39%

IQ Hedge Composite Beta Index

IQHGCOB

-0.45%

1.05%

1.05%

4.37%

2.72%

6.81%

Performance greater than one year is annualized. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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